Seneca

Population: 1,938
Median household income: $49,821
Median home value: $112,300

Seneca is a community in Newton County, Missouri, home to 1,938 residents. The median household income of $49,821 is below the Newton County median ($64,583).

Between 2019 and 2023, Seneca's population declined 22.2% from 2,490 to 1,938, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $85,800 to $112,300.

10.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,938
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $49,821
Median home value: $112,300
Median gross rent: $886
Housing units: 800
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4901,938

Median household income

$37,117$49,821

Median home value

$85,800$112,300

Median gross rent

$712$886

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,490	$37,117	$85,800	$712
2020	2,229	$35,917	$87,900	$724
2021	2,150	$38,780	$92,900	$781
2022	2,005	$42,279	$108,000	$845
2023	1,938	$49,821	$112,300	$886

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	208	10.7%
5 to 17	289	14.9%
18 to 24	214	11.0%
25 to 34	242	12.5%
35 to 44	143	7.4%
45 to 54	164	8.5%
55 to 64	263	13.6%
65 to 74	205	10.6%
75 and over	210	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,430	73.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	3.7%
Asian	8	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	112	5.8%
Some other race	60	3.1%
Two or more races	136	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	121	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	119	9.7%
High school graduate	515	42.0%
Some college or associate's	469	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	90	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	34	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	576	76.7%
Carpooled	115	15.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	5.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	27.4%
15 to 29 min	266	37.6%
30 to 44 min	181	25.6%
45 to 59 min	45	6.4%
60+ min	21	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 19.1% (359 of 1,882)

	Count	Share
Family households	516	78.5%
Nonfamily households	141	21.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	657	82.1%
Vacant	143	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	403	61.3%
Renter-occupied	254	38.7%

1-unit, detached92.3%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	738	92.3%
1-unit, attached	1	0.1%
2 to 4 units	16	2.0%
5 to 19 units	23	2.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2966674
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.8445, -94.6092